Bertling said he would bring “a wealth of commercial, operational and management experience from his 23 years in the freight industry to his new role”.

It added: “We have sincere trust in Steve’s knowhow and expertise, and are convinced that he will help us to enhance our business activities in North America and beyond. He will be a responsible leader for our Houston team and will be instrumental to grow our business and market coverage in North America.

“Steve will also play an instrumental role in identifying new business areas in North America and, as we will hopefully in the near future move into the Covid-19 recovery period, help us to realise these new opportunities to broaden our service offering in this important market.”